Iran US war news highlights: Loud blasts near US embassy in Norway; Iran oil facility in flames after Israeli strikes
US Iran ‘war’ news highlights: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on Saturday that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they should take to their grave,” as intense Iranian fire targeted Gulf Arab states amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
US Iran ‘war’ news highlights: Early on Sunday, a loud blast was heard near the US embassy in Oslo, Reuters reported citing Norwegian police. It was not immediately clear what caused the blast or who was involved, the Oslo police department said in a statement....Read More
"The police are in a dialogue with the embassy and there are no reports of any injured persons," the statement said.
This comes after the US embassy in Baghdad, Iraq was also hit by Katyusha rockets on Saturday, a Reuters report stated citing sources. Additionally, blasts were also heard in Iran's capital Tehran and Israel's Jerusalem, with Israel saying that it has launched attacks targeting Iranian infrastructure in a fresh offensive Saturday.
The Iranian state media on Sunday said that it attacked Israel's Haifa refinery, a key energy installation, with Khyber-Shakan missiles. This came after Iran said that US and Israeli strikes hit an oil depot in Tehran on Saturday. "An oil depot in southern Tehran was targeted by the US and Zionist regime," the official IRNA news agency said.
The depot was in an area close to a key oil refinery but the ILNA news agency reported that the refinery's facilities “were not damaged in the military attacks”.
United States President Donald Trump claimed on Saturday that Iran has ‘lost' and it has “surrendered to Middle East neighbours” and "apologised".
Trump's remarks come just hours after Iran's President Masoud Pezeshkian hinted at de-escalation on Saturday and apologised to its neighbouring countries for attacks and added that the country's armed forces have been instructed: “not to attack or launch missiles at neighbouring countries unless attacked from there.”
Pezeshkian called Iran's neighbouring countries its “brothers” and said, “We have no intention of attacking neighbouring countries."
The Iranian President said on Saturday that a demand by the United States for an unconditional surrender is a “dream that they should take to their grave,” as intense Iranian fire targeted Gulf Arab states amid US-Israeli strikes on Iran.
Israel launches new wave of strikes on Tehran
Israel announced it had launched a “broad-scale wave of strikes” targeting government facilities in Tehran early Saturday, according to AFP. Iran’s state broadcaster reported explosions in the western part of the capital following the attacks, though details of damage or casualties were not immediately available.
The Israeli strikes came amid intensified operations against Iranian-linked targets across the region. Israeli forces also conducted airstrikes in Lebanon, including in Beirut’s southern suburbs and the eastern city of Baalbek, areas where the Iran-backed Hezbollah group has strong influence.
Separately, Lebanon’s health ministry said three people were killed and 16 others wounded in Israeli strikes near a mountain town in eastern Lebanon, according to AP.
Regional attacks and widening security threats
Iran and its allies have responded with attacks across the region. Saudi Arabia said it intercepted a ballistic missile fired toward the Prince Sultan Air Base near Riyadh, which hosts US military personnel.
Saudi authorities also said they destroyed four drones headed toward the Shaybah oil field in the kingdom’s Empty Quarter desert, according to AP.
In Iraq, at least two drones struck energy infrastructure and facilities used by US contractors in Basra province, triggering fires at sites linked to American energy services firms.
The violence has already caused significant casualties. Officials say more than 1,230 people have been killed in Iran, over 200 in Lebanon and around a dozen in Israel, while six US troops have also died.
US steps up military and diplomatic pressure
The United States has continued to increase its military involvement in the conflict. US Central Command said more than 3,000 Iranian targets have been struck in the past week, including Revolutionary Guard headquarters, missile sites and naval assets, AFP reported.
The US military also struck an Iranian drone carrier and set it ablaze, though Iran has not acknowledged the attack.
Washington has simultaneously moved to strengthen Israel’s military capabilities. The US State Department approved a $151 million arms sale to Israel, including 12,000 one-thousand-pound bombs, citing an emergency need and bypassing the usual congressional review process, as per AP.
President Donald Trump has also ruled out negotiations with Tehran, insisting that the conflict will end only with Iran’s “unconditional surrender”.
Global tensions grow as Russia, others weigh in
The conflict has drawn in other global players as well. US intelligence suggests Russia has provided Iran with information that could help target American warships and aircraft in the region, AP reported citing officials familiar with the intelligence.
Meanwhile, Russian President Vladimir Putin called Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and expressed support for an immediate ceasefire and a diplomatic resolution, according to the Kremlin, cited by AFP.
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned the war risks spiralling “beyond anyone’s control” and urged serious diplomatic negotiations to prevent a broader regional catastrophe.
Assassination plot linked to Iran uncovered in US
In a separate development, a Pakistani man with alleged links to Iran was convicted in the United States for plotting to assassinate President Donald Trump and other American leaders, according to a PTI report.
Asif Raza Merchant, 48, was found guilty by a federal jury in Brooklyn of murder-for-hire and attempting to commit terrorism across national borders. US prosecutors said he had been sent by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps to recruit hitmen and target American political figures, including Trump, former president Joe Biden and former UN ambassador Nikki Haley.
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US Iran ‘war’ news: Developments so far
• Hezbollah carried out two attacks targeting Israeli positions on Saturday. In separate statements, Hezbollah said it launched a missile barrage at the Tzrifin base east of the Israeli city of Acre at 9:45am local time.
• The Iranian parliament's National Security Committee issued a statement saying that the “war with our enemies" will go on till the killing of the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "is avenged".
• US President Donald Trump said the war on Iran was “a service that we’re providing, not for the Middle East but for the world”. “These were sick people, very sick people,” he said of those killed in US-Israeli attacks so far.
• Explosions were heard in UAE and Qatar, with the former urging Iran to end the aggression against non-combatant states immediately.
• Israeli strikes targeted several oil facilities in Iran late on Saturday, with huge balls of fire and smoke visible in the air, New York Times reported.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 08:14:23 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: Northen Israel residents head to shelters after air raid sirens
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: Residents in northern Israel headed to shelters after air raid sirens early Sunday, warning of incoming missiles from Iran. There have been no reports of damages or casualties yet.
An Israeli military statement said air defences were responding to "missiles launched from Iran toward the territory of the State of Israel". The alerts were activated for much of northern Israel, including the port city of Haifa, AFP news agency reported. The alerts were later lifted, with the military saying "it is now permitted to leave protected spaces in all areas of the country".
- 8 Mar 2026, 08:11:32 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: China says ‘plotting regime change’ won't find popular support, urges talks
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said that “plotting” a regime change in Iran would not find popular support.
Yi further urged all parties involved to return to the negotiating table as soon as possible, while also asking major countries to play a constructive role.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 08:09:13 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: China urges immediate halt to military operations, says issue should be handled properly
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: China has urged an immediate halt to military operations in West Asia, saying that the issue must be handled correctly and properly.
Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi said that the sovereignty and security of Iran and Gulf countries should be respected, Reuters news agency reported.
- 8 Mar 2026, 08:06:45 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: This is a war that should not have happened, says China foreign minister
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: Chinese foreign minister Wang Yi on Sunday said the war between US-Israel and Iran should not have happened.
The minister said that China upholds an impartial and objective position on the conflict, adding that the use of force was not a way to resolve it, Reuters news agency reported.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 07:57:42 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: Australia considering requests for assistance from countries attacked by Iran
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: Australia's government Sunday said it was considering requests to help protect countries attacked by Iran amid the conflict in West Asia. However, the country has said it will not take part in any military operations in Iran.
“We've had many countries, which are non participants, (that) have been attacked by Iran through this. You would anticipate as a consequence that we have been asked for assistance, and we will work through that carefully,” foreign minister Penny Wong said in televised remarks.
- 8 Mar 2026, 07:26:43 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: Israel strikes several oil facilities in Iran
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: Israeli strikes targeted several oil facilities in Iran late on Saturday, with huge balls of fire and smoke visible in the air, New York Times reported.
The strikes led to explosions in Tehran and the neighboring city of Karaj. The attacks, seen in videos circulating on social media and verified by The New York Times, appeared to be the first on Iran’s energy infrastructure since the conflict began last week.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 07:20:04 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: Drone attack targets Saudi's diplomatic area
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: A drone attack targeted Riyadh’s Diplomatic Quarter where the US Embassy and other foreign missions are located, the Saudi Defense Ministry said.
The ministry said the attack was thwarted without casualties or damage.
- 8 Mar 2026, 06:48:00 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ news LIVE updates: Loud blasts heard near US embassy in Norway
A loud blast was heard near the U.S. embassy in Oslo early on Sunday, Reuters reported, citing Norwegian police.
It was not immediately clear what caused the blast or who was involved, the Oslo police department said in a statement.
"The police are in a dialogue with the embassy and there are no reports of any injured persons," the statement said.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 05:54:21 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Fire rages in Tehran oil facility
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: The Iran war exploded further late Saturday as pillars of flame rose above an oil storage facility in Tehran, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu promised “many surprises” for the next phase of the week-old conflict.
via AP
- 8 Mar 2026, 05:10:30 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Saudi says it intercepted 14 drones
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Saudi Arabia's defence ministry said Sunday it had intercepted and destroyed 14 drones that entered the kingdom's airspace, as Iran presses on with attacks across the Gulf. Eight drones were intercepted in the country's airspace and a further six were intercepted and destroyed "east of Riyadh", the ministry said in separate posts on its official X account.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 03:45:00 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Trump attends return of US soldiers killed in Iran war
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: US President Donald Trump on Saturday attended the return of the bodies of the first six US soldiers killed in the escalating war with Iran that started last week. The soldiers were killed last Sunday when a drone struck a key US command center in Kuwait, a day after the United States and Israel launched a sweeping military campaign against Iran.
The fallen soldiers -- five men and one woman aged 20 to 54 -- were reservists assigned to the 103rd Sustainment Command, based in Del Moines, Iowa -- a unit responsible for supplying troops with food, fuel, equipment and ammunition.
via AFP
- 8 Mar 2026, 03:32:23 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iran, Israel attack oil facilities
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: The Iranian state media on Sunday said that it attacked Israel's Haifa refinery, a key energy installation, with Khyber-Shakan missiles. This came after Iran said that US and Israeli strikes hit an oil depot in Tehran on Saturday. "An oil depot in southern Tehran was targeted by the US and Zionist regime," the official IRNA news agency said.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 02:53:18 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Trump says Iran attacked Tehran girls' school
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: US President Donald Trump said the girls' school in Tehran was attacked by Iran and not the US.
- 8 Mar 2026, 01:53:14 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Turkey's word of caution for Iran
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Turkey's foreign minister Hakan Fidan warned against efforts to cause a civil war inside Iran, while cautioning Tehran after NATO intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran earlier in the week. Fidan said any effort to stir up a civil war inside Iran in a bid to bring about regime change would be a "historic" mistake. "We are against all scenarios that aim to instigate a civil war in Iran, that target ethnic or religious fault lines," Fidan was quoted as saying by AFP.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 01:48:18 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iran's Ali Larijani tries clearing air with neighbouring countries
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iranian leader Ali Larijani has said that Iran has no problem with regional countries. The statement comes even as Iran has drawn flak from countries in the Gulf region for launching attacks on US facilities in their territories. He further added that while Iran is not in favour of a war, but ‘aggressors must be punished’, adding that the US ‘must pay for its actions’.
- 8 Mar 2026, 01:45:50 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Netanyahu says Israel almost in total control of Tehran airspace
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that they have almost total control of Tehran airspace.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 01:28:01 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iraqi PM asks security officials to pursue those behind US embassy attack
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Following the Katyusha rocket attack on US embassy in Baghdad, Iraqi Prime Minister has ordered security forces to pursue those responsible for it, Reuters reported citing official statement.
- 8 Mar 2026, 01:16:47 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Netanyahu's new threat for Iran
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Israel Sounding a fresh warning for the Iranian side, Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has said that the country has “many more surprises” for the next phase of its Iran operation.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 12:37:19 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Israel says it has conducted 3,400 strikes on Iran since Feb 28
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Since the conflict between US and Iran flared up since last week, Israeli military has conducted 3,400 strikes against Iran, Israel said on Saturday.
via AFP
- 8 Mar 2026, 12:23:19 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Blasts heard in Tehran and Jerusalem
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Fresh blasts were heard on Saturday in Iran's Tehran and Israel's Jerusalem as the US-Iran war continues to simmer in the region since last weekend. Meanwhile, Israel said that it was targetting the Iranian infrastructure in the fresh salvo.
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- 8 Mar 2026, 12:21:35 AM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Katyusha rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: US embassy in Iraq's Baghdad has been hit by Katyusha rockets, Reuters reported, citing security sources. The confirmation of the attack comes minutes after loud bangs were heard across the Iraqi capital.
- 7 Mar 2026, 11:57:21 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Over 52,000 Indians returned home from crisis-hit Middle East since March 1: MEA
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: More than 52,000 Indians stranded in West Asia have returned on commercial flights during March 1-7 and more flights are planned in the coming days, the external affairs ministry said on Saturday against the backdrop of escalating tensions over the Iran-US conflict. Read full report here
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- 7 Mar 2026, 10:53:12 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: IRGC says targeted US base in Bahrain
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has said that it struck a US base in Bahrain in response to the desalination plant bombing, AFP reported.
- 7 Mar 2026, 10:35:20 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iranian strike causes fire in Manama
An Iranian strike in Bahrain's capital Manama caused fire and damage to a house and nearby buildings, the country's interior ministry said in a post on X.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 10:30:33 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Turkey considers deployment of F-16 warplanes to Northern Cyprus
Turkey’s military is considering the deployment of F-16 warplanes in northern Cyprus to bolster the defences of the self-declared Turkish Cypriot state, people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg, amid a growing military buildup on the island as a result of the Iran war.
The Turkish jets are expected to be deployed in the next few days, the people said, speaking Saturday on condition of anonymity. The move is part of phased plans to bolster the security of the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus, according to the people.
- 7 Mar 2026, 10:22:36 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Strike hits Iraqi Hashed al-Shaabi base near Mosul
A strike targeted a military base belonging to the former paramilitary coalition Hashed al-Shaabi in northern Iraq on Saturday, two Hashed sources told AFP.
"An airstrike, likely American, hit a Hashed base south of the city of Mosul," an official said. Another source confirmed the strike took place.
The Hashed al-Shaabi, or the Popular Mobilisation Forces (PMF), is an alliance of factions now integrated into the regular army that also includes powerful Iran-backed groups.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 10:16:15 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Israel says it targeted IRGC Air Force HQ
The Israeli military says it has attacked the “central air defence command centre” of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps Air Force, “In the heart of Tehran.”
It said it struck air defence systems, headquarters, warehouses and other structures near the centre.
It added that it also hit a site used to produce and launch ballistic missiles, which it claimed included warehouses for Quds Force combat equipment.
- 7 Mar 2026, 10:06:26 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Trump will join grieving families for the return of soldiers killed in Iran war
President Donald Trump on Saturday will join grieving families at Dover Air Force Base on Saturday at the dignified transfer for the six U.S. soldiers killed in the war in the Middle East.
The dignified transfer, a ritual that returns the remains of U.S. service members killed in action, is considered one of the most sombre duties of any commander in chief. During his first term, Trump said bearing witness to the transfer was “the toughest thing I have to do” as president.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 09:56:32 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iran judiciary chief says Tehran will continue attacking neighbours aiding enemies
Iran's hardline judiciary chief said the Islamic Republic would continue targeting regional neighbours, offering its enemies "points... used in aggression against our country".
"Evidence from Iran's armed forces shows that the geography of some countries in the region is openly and covertly at the disposal of the enemy," said Gholamhossein Mohseni Ejei, who is also a member of the interim leadership council.
"The heavy attacks on these targets will continue," he added.
- 7 Mar 2026, 09:41:34 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iran to choose Supreme Leader in ‘one day’
Iran's Assembly of Experts will meet in one day to choose the country's next Supreme Leader, Reuters reported.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 09:29:50 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Official says UAE wants Iran aggression against Gulf to end immediately
An Emirati official said that the United Arab Emirates wanted the Iranian aggression against non-combatant states, the Gulf states, to end immediately.
“Any sort of escalation is worrying. We want to contain the war. We don’t want the war to expand. We want to start with the Iranians realising that they are not helping themselves by attacking their whole neighbourhood, and to stop there and realise that,” the official told Reuters
- 7 Mar 2026, 09:19:41 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Explosions heard in Doha
Several explosions were heard on Saturday in the Qatari capital Doha, AFP reported, as Iran continued its retaliatory strikes across the Gulf.
Sirens were also heard sounding in central Doha.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 08:59:50 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: UAE confirms incoming missile and drone attacks
The UAE's air defences are currently dealing with incoming missile and drone threats from Iran, its ministry of defence said.
The Ministry of Defence confirmed that the sounds heard in scattered areas of the country are the result of the air defence systems intercepting ballistic missiles, and fighter jets intercepting drones and loitering munitions.
“UAE air defences are currently responding to incoming missile and drone threats from Iran. MOD asserts that the sounds heard are the result of the Air Defence Systems intercepting missiles and drones,” it said on X.
- 7 Mar 2026, 08:56:53 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Loud explosions heard in Dubai
The UAE has reported new Iranian drone and missile attacks, according to AFP, with loud explosions heard in Dubai.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 08:48:03 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iran says any US ships entering the Gulf will ‘end up at the bottom of the sea’
An Iranian military spokesperson has warned that any US ships entering the Gulf will end up at the bottom of the sea, Al Jazeera reported.
It comes after Trump said earlier this week the US Navy would begin escorting tankers through the Strait of Hormuz “as soon as possible”.
- 7 Mar 2026, 08:44:40 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Loud explosion heard in Manama
Loud explosions were heard Saturday in Bahrain's capital Manama, two AFP journalists reported, as Iran continued its retaliatory strikes across the Gulf.
One of the journalists said they heard at least five blasts in the city.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 08:34:41 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Trump says US ‘did the world a favour’ launching war on Iran
US President Donald Trump said on a scale of 0 to 10, the progress of his country’s campaign against Iran so far is 15.
The war on Iran is “a service that we’re providing, not for the Middle East but for the world”, Trump said.
“These were sick people, very sick people,” he said of those killed in US-Israeli attacks so far.
- 7 Mar 2026, 08:15:00 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Trump says 42 Iranian navy ships ‘knocked out’ in 3 days
US President Donald Trump said on Friday that the US forces “knocked out” 42 Iranian Navy ships in 3 days,
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- 7 Mar 2026, 08:10:30 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iran accuses US of attacking desalination plant on Gulf island
Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi accused the United States on Saturday of attacking a desalination plant on a Gulf island, saying it had set a precedent.
"The US committed a blatant and desperate crime by attacking a freshwater desalination plant on Qeshm Island," said Araghchi in a post on X.
"Water supply in 30 villages has been impacted. Attacking Iran's infrastructure is a dangerous move with grave consequences. The US set this precedent, not Iran."
- 7 Mar 2026, 07:56:37 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Sri Lanka will repatriate bodies of Iranian sailors killed in US attack
Sri Lanka will repatriate the bodies of the Iranian sailors who were killed on IRIS Dena, the first Iranian ship that was torpedoed by the US, the Deputy Defence Minister said on Saturday.
Sri Lanka said on Wednesday it had recovered 84 bodies of Iranian sailors after the US submarine attack sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena off Galle on the island's southern coast.
The ship had been returning to Iran from Visakhapatnam, India, where it had participated in a naval fleet review exercise.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 07:29:27 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian says his country stands firm in defence
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian said on X that his country stands firm “to the last breath in defence of our country and resist.”
“Iran's defensive operations are exclusively against targets and facilities that are the origin and source of aggressive actions against the Iranian nation, and we consider them legitimate targets,” he said.
- 7 Mar 2026, 07:25:57 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Pezeshkian says seeking friendly relations with neighbours doesn't negate ‘self defence’
Iran President Masoud Pezeshkian has said in an X post that the Islamic Republic of Iran has always emphasised the preservation and continuation of friendly relations with the governments of the region based on good neighbourliness and mutual respect for national sovereignty and territorial integrity.
“This does not negate Iran's inherent right to defend itself against military aggression by the United States and the Zionist regime,” he added.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 07:15:34 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iran says war to go on till Khamenei's killing ‘avenged’
The Iranian parliament's National Security Committee has issued a statement saying that the “war with our enemies" will go on till the killing of the country's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei "is avenged".
- 7 Mar 2026, 07:09:29 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Sirens activated in Bahrain
Authorities in Bahrain have said that sirens have been activated.
“Citizens and residents are urged to remain calm and head to the nearest safe place,” the Interior Ministry said.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 07:06:23 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: IRGC says targeted Marshall Islands-flagged tanker in Gulf
Iran's Revolutionary Guards said its forces had targeted a Marshall Islands-flagged oil tanker on Saturday in the Gulf as the war with Israel and the United States raged.
"An oil tanker with the trade name 'Louise P' with the flag of the Marshall Islands, one of the assets of the terrorist America, was hit by a drone in the middle of the Persian Gulf," the Guards said on their website Sepah News.
- 7 Mar 2026, 06:54:04 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Israel says Iranian missile attack imminent
The Israeli military has said that missiles were launched from Iran towards Israel.
In a statement on X, the Israeli army said it had identified missiles heading towards Israeli territory and that interception systems were being activated.
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- 7 Mar 2026, 06:52:25 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Hezbollah claims attack on Israeli base
Hezbollah said it carried out two attacks targeting Israeli positions on Saturday.
In separate statements, Hezbollah said it launched a missile barrage at the Tzrifin base east of the Israeli city of Acre at 9:45am local time.
Hezbollah also said its fighters fired rockets at a gathering of vehicles near the Fatima Gate crossing in the Lebanese border town of Kfar Kila at 12:30pm local time.
The group said the attacks were carried out in response to what it described as Israeli strikes across Lebanon.
- 7 Mar 2026, 06:34:13 PM IST
US Iran ‘war’ LIVE: Iran President's office adds a caveat to his ‘will not attack’ message
The deputy head of Iranian President Mahmoud Pezeshkian’s office said his message was “clear”:
“If countries in the region do not cooperate in the US attack on Iran, we will not attack them,” he said on the President's remarks.
“Iran will never submit to coercion. Our powerful armed forces will give a decisive response to any aggression from US bases in the region,” he added.
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